RachieH

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1. Accelerated BSN Student Support

   RachieH replied to Dr. Shelia, RN's topic in General Students

   Peer support is/was huge in my accelerated BSN program. I am due to graduate in August and the support of my friends and classmates has been instrumental to my success. The key for me was focus. If I had three hours to study, I used those three hou...

2. Houston-Area Satellite/Suburban Hospitals/Recruiting

   RachieH replied to RachieH's topic in Texas

   Thank you both for the information. How about the sign-on bonus for two years' NICU or ICU experience? Any ideas? Theoretically, the smartest thing to do would be to serve out my commitment, get the experience, save up some money and then move to H...

3. Houston-Area Satellite/Suburban Hospitals/Recruiting

   RachieH posted a topic in Texas

   Lots of questions that I hope some of you can answer for me. I will be graduating from an accelerated BSN program in August. I was born and raised in Houston and lived there until I was 23. I am now 37 with a young son and want to move back. I hav...

4. Navy Officer Nurse Corp

   RachieH replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in Government

   Hi everyone, This has been a valuable read. I have a few questions. I am 37 and will complete my BSN this August. Am I eligible for loan repayment and sign-on bonus? What is the maximum age the Navy will take nurses? Also, and this may be the kic...

5. In your experience.......when a seemingly "stable" patient tells you they are

   RachieH replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

   My father said it to his nurse he day he died. He also told my mother, who didn't believe him. He coded 3 hours later...and died.

6. Fort Bliss

   RachieH replied to athena55's topic in Government

   Holy God. You WALKED to WBAMC from Bliss???? God bless you. You couldn't pay me enough to walk that - it's uphill! And you had to cross Dyer to do it! High Point is the complex you saw up at WBAMC on Alabama - it's nice. Definitely check it out. ...

7. Fort Bliss

   RachieH replied to athena55's topic in Government

   Oy, athena. You might want to google El Paso, TX. We are 3500 feet above sea level and very mountainous!!!! I fear for you and your bike! Ft. Bliss is located in the NE side of El Paso, and is buffeted to the west by an enormous mountain range, w...

8. Fort Bliss

   RachieH replied to athena55's topic in Government

   I am not a soldier or a nurse - yet...I start a 2nd degree program at UTEP in May - but I was married to a soldier here and am very familiar with Fort Bliss and El Paso. Do you have any specific questions?

9. For Everyone Starting Nursing School in May of '08!

   RachieH replied to FriendlyGhostRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Me too! I start UTEP's Fast Track program May 12. Now I have to figure out how to pay for it...

10. Do I have too much on my plate?

    RachieH replied to PurposebyDesign's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am a single mom to a 4 month old son - I do it all. I work 40 hours a week, and attend classes from 5:30-8:30 pm MW and 6 am-8am Tues-Thurs-Sat. Yes, you read that right - I have a 6 am class on Saturdays. But for the precise reason that I am a...

11. Nurse Entrance Test (NET) scores?

    RachieH replied to MarathonGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I don't have the specific scores in front of me, but overall 98% percentile. "Post High School," I believe it's called.

12. Hit 'Enter' Key to make Paragraphs! (Then I can read your allnurses posts!)

    RachieH replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    In addition, typing in all caps is the same as yelling. Would you burst into a room full of strangers and began screaming? I would hope not. So please go easy on the all caps as well. Typing in all caps should be reserved for emphasis, stress and ...

13. Hit 'Enter' Key to make Paragraphs! (Then I can read your allnurses posts!)

    RachieH replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for bringing this up - correct language usage is a HUGE pet peeve of mine. Coming out of lurkerdom to say...I have been a little surprised at some of the atrocious grammar and spelling skills from time to time here at allnurses. Those are ski...

14. Military Nursing As A Single Mom?

    RachieH replied to RachieH's topic in Government

    GS positions = Goverment Service positions? Can you elaborate as to what kinds of jobs those are and how one obtains them? I've seen USPHS posted about a couple of times here...can you elaborate on those jobs as well? Are the benefits the same as t...

15. Military Nursing As A Single Mom?

    RachieH posted a topic in Government

    I am interested in military nursing. For the record, I am 36, will have my BSN by the time I'm 38 or so. I know the age cutoff for the Army AMEDD is 47. Pretty much guaranteed deployment to Iraq is why I am really no longer considering the Army (sin...